Association of maternal insulin resistance with neonatal insulin resistance and body composition/size: a prospective cohort study in a sub-Saharan African population.

Purpose: We prospectively evaluated the association of the insulin resistance of third-trimester Nigerian pregnant women with their newborn infants' insulin resistance and birth size. Pregnancy-associated insulin resistance (IR), often assessed with homeostatic model assessment of IR (HOMA-IR), is associated, especially among women with gestational diabetes (GDM), with abnormal neonatal birth size and body composition, predisposing the baby to metabolic disorders like diabetes and obesity. The associations of maternal IR with neonatal IR, birth size and body composition are less studied in nondiabetic pregnant women, especially in sub-Saharan settings like Nigeria.

COVID-19 Infection Prevention and PPE Use: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Maternity Health Care Workers' Perspectives and Practices in a Tertiary Hospital, Nigeria.

Background: Maternity healthcare workers play an important role in curbing maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality rates. They must be supported to protect themselves from the adverse impact of Covid 19 infection. This study assessed the knowledge, attitude and practice of maternity health care workers towards personal protective equipment (PPE) in preventing coronavirus infection.

Profile of insulin resistance of pregnant women at late third trimester in Nigeria: A descriptive cross-sectional report.

Background: Exaggerated level of insulin resistance (IR) is associated with poor pregnancy outcomes. Identifying affected women may forestall these outcomes. There are few reports on IR and its predictors among pregnant women in Nigeria.

Improving Food Safety Culture in Nigeria: A Review of Practical Issues.

As a developing nation and the most populous nation in Africa, Nigeria has enormous challenges connected with food safety culture. To produce and provide safe, secure and nutritious food, consumers and food businesses must abide by a set of shared values known as food safety culture. In Nigeria, food safety culture is a complex subject due to Nigeria's heterogeneous and diverse nature, as demonstrated by its over 250 ethnic groups.